1、Listening,Unit 3 Australia,Using Language,Listen to the text.,A CAMPING HOLIDAY Wei Ping (P) is studying at university in Australia. Just before the summer holidays his friend Bob Martins (B) invites him to go camping. Wei Ping is a little nervous about this.,Listen again and fill in the blanks.,B:
2、Heres your _.P: Mmm. Thanks.B: So have you _ all your work for this _?P: Yes, Ive just finished the last essay. Now Im really _ _ _ the holidays.B: Oh? Have you got _ planned?P: No, not really.,coffee,finished,term,looking forward to,anything,B: Well, why dont you come camping _ me and my friends?P:
3、 Oh, thats very _ of you but B: But?P: Well, you see Im _ _ snakes.B: Really? Oh, you dont have to worry. Snakes _ _ _ humans and they move away _ _ _ they hear you coming. Just remember to make a lot of noise with your feet. P: Yes, but what if one is hiding under some wood and I _ it?,with,kind,te
4、rrified of,are scared of,as soon as,disturb,B: Well, the best thing is not to move any large _ _ wood. Oh, and as much as possible, avoid walking in really long _ where you cant see whats on the ground. And if you do have to walk through long grass, you should wear boots and long trousers that you c
5、an fold _ your boots. Then, if a snake did try to _ you, it wouldnt get to your skin.,pieces of,grass,inside,bit,P: I dont know. It still sounds _.B: Look, most snakes cant kill you anyway. And we always stay in camping grounds that have short grass so we _ ever see snakes. And when we go into the b
6、ush we always make a lot of _.P: Bushes? Are we going to walk through bushes?,dangerous,hardly,noise,B: No, the Bush! Thats _ Australians call the part of the countryside where there arent any houses or farms or other _ of humans. You know, the _ areas with trees and grass and native animals.,what,s
7、igns,natural,P: Oh, I see. So, when you go into the bush you must _ boots and long trousers. You shouldnt move anything that is _ _ the ground and you must make a lot of noise so the snakes _ _.B: Youve got the right idea. But I dont think youll be able to make the snakes run away.P: But you said B:
8、 Snakes dont have legs, _.,wear,lying on,run away,mate,Workbook-Listening,Listen to the text.,Carol (C) and Ross (R) both go to university in England. They meet up after lectures one day and decide to go for coffee.,A COLD DAY IN MANCHESTER,Listen again and fill in the blanks.,R: Ooh. Thats better.
9、It was _ out there! Look theres a table _ there by the fire.C: Great. Ill get the coffee and you _ the table.R: Thanks, Carol. Ill get the _ one.C: Fine, so how do you like this cold?,cold,over,grab,next,R: Well, I _ _ Tasmania so Im _ _ cold winter weather. But its summer over there at the moment a
10、nd Id _ like to be there.C: What would you be doing if you were at home?R: Id probably be _ _ _ the beach. I go down there most evenings to surf.,come from,used to,sure,heading down to,C: Oh, so you surf, do you?R: Yeah. Ive been _ since I was a nipper.C: A what? R: Oh, sorry. Thats what we call jun
11、ior lifesavers _ home.C: (laughs) _ _. Whats a junior lifesaver?,surfing,back,Hang on,R: Well, you know how we have lifesavers on all our _ beaches?C: No, I didnt know that. It must _ the government a lot of money to put lifesavers on so many beaches.R: No. They are all volunteers. Its like a sports
12、 _. They train to save lives and when they arent watching _ the people on the beach they have all _ _ competitions with other clubs.,popular,cost,club,over,sorts of,C: Like what?R: Well, they have surf lifeboats to _ people and at carnivals, they race with boats from other clubs. And then there are
13、ironmen and women _.,rescue,competitions,C: Ive seen them on television. Its three _, isnt it? A swim, a foot race and a race paddling a canoe or a surfboard.R: Yes thats right. Surf lifesaving clubs also have lots of other competitions and social _.C: So nippers are the _ surf lifesavers?,races,eve
14、nts,young,R: Yeah. Theyre between 7 and 15. They are training to be lifesavers when theyre older, and they have all sorts of games and competitions _ _ their age group.C: So were you _ an iron man?R: (laughs) Not me. I was too much into having a good time at _ club parties.C: Yes, I can _ that ,suit
15、able for,ever,surf,imagine,Listen to the text.,Workbook-Listening Task,June is giving a talk about Australian flags and what they tell people about the history and culture of Australia.,THE FLAGS OF AUSTRALIA,Listen again and fill in the blanks.,Good afternoon, everyone. My hobby is _ flags from all
16、 over the world. I love flags for two _. The first is that they are beautiful and the second is that you can learn a lot about the _ and _ of a country by _ its flags. Today Id like to show you some Australian flags and discuss their _.,collecting,reasons,culture,history,studying,significance,Now, t
17、his one is the official Australian flag. It was _ in 1901 following a competition to design a flag especially for Australia. Before that _ Australia had the same flag as Great Britain. The British flag is now in the top left _ of the Australian flag to remind people of Australias historical _ with G
18、reat Britain.,chosen,date,quarter,ties,The five stars _ the Southern Cross which is an important group of five stars in the _ hemisphere. Navigators use the Southern Cross to show them the _ of the South Pole. The other big star _ the British flag represents the six states and the _ territories of A
19、ustralia.,represent,southern,direction,under,combined,This flag has been the official _ flag since 1995. The black in the top half of the flag _ the Aboriginal people themselves, while the red at the bottom symbolizes the earth and the Aboriginal peoples _ connection _ the earth.,Aboriginal,symboliz
20、es,spiritual,to,The yellow circle in the middle represents the sun, the giver of life. This next flag was first _ in 1854 at a place called Eureka where a group of gold miners _ _ the government. The incident is seen by many as the beginning of the _ towards democracy in Australia.,flown,rebelled ag
21、ainst,movement,The five stars represent the Southern Cross and the light blue background is _ to represent the blue shirts that many of the gold miners wore. _ not an official flag, it is recognized and loved by most Australians.,believed,Although,This is another flag that you often see in Australia
22、, especially at sporting events. The kangaroo is _ as the unofficial animal _ of Australia and green and gold are the colours worn by many Australian sporting teams when they travel _.,recognized,emblem,overseas,The flag first became _ in 1983 when it was flown on Australias entry to the Americas cu
23、p - a famous yacht _ which Australia _ that year.,popular,race,won,Some people _ it is time to _ Australias official flag because it is no longer _ _ have the British flag in the most important part of the flag. The other flags you see here were _ _ a competition for a new flag but so far none have been _.,feel,change,appropriate to,designed for,accepted,Thank you!,
